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and all it would take is the final order from syrian president assad. as the fighting grows more intense and syrian rebels close in on damascus, the syrian regime has turned very desperate. u.s. officials tell nbc news the syrian military has now loaded the pre cursor for bombs, that could be dropped from dozens of fighter bombers. this week, u.s. intelligence detected a flurry of activity here, near homes. today, while u.s. officials confirm the precursor chemicals are loaded, they must still be mixed together to create the deadly gas. the alarm shook the world, including president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton issued strong warnings to syria's president assad, there would be strong consequences if he used chemical weapons. >> they would lose any sort of backing they had with china and russia, in terms of blocking the vote. >> reporter: the chemical mix is devastating. iraq's saddam used it in 1988. u.s. officials stress tonight that as of now these weapons remain in the depots have not been loaded on to any planes, and that president as
and all it would take is the final order from syrian president assad. as the fighting grows more intense and syrian rebels close in on damascus, the syrian regime has turned very desperate. u.s. officials tell nbc news the syrian military has now loaded the pre cursor for bombs, that could be dropped from dozens of fighter bombers. this week, u.s. intelligence detected a flurry of activity here, near homes. today, while u.s. officials confirm the precursor chemicals are loaded, they must still...
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assad's control is slipping. outside damascus at border crossings like this one with turkey rebels overran syrian guards smashing pictures of the president and capturing a gateway for more weapons and more fighters. the rebels advanced. footage posted online shows syrian tanks withdrawing from the city and abandoned tanks in rebel hands. but as the pace quickens inside syria the diplomatic stalemate at the u.n. continues. russia and china vetoing the resolution calling for tougher sanctions and drawing an angry u.s. response. >> the russians and the chinese decided yet again they would rather protect assad to the bitter end even though the bitter end is coming and this is manifestly not in their long-term interests. >> reporter: assad may have avoided tougher sanctions for now but he remains staggered by yesterday's attack which removed key players from his inner circle and gave a huge psychological victory to the rebels, now more intent than ever on removing him from power. brian, the violence there is escalatin
assad's control is slipping. outside damascus at border crossings like this one with turkey rebels overran syrian guards smashing pictures of the president and capturing a gateway for more weapons and more fighters. the rebels advanced. footage posted online shows syrian tanks withdrawing from the city and abandoned tanks in rebel hands. but as the pace quickens inside syria the diplomatic stalemate at the u.n. continues. russia and china vetoing the resolution calling for tougher sanctions and...
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the assad regime has issued a new threat. it has chemical weapons and they're willing to use them against ex-tternal aggression. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been able to get back inside syria, and report from there for us tonight. >> reporter: syrian forces have launched a major counter offensive. fighting for the last 48 hours to maintain control of syria's commercial capital and biggest city. assad is fighting hard here, because he's already lost control of nearly all the towns around allepo. the town itself is sealed off. we managed to enter a town just 15 miles away, now in rebel hands. we were shocked at the amount of destruction. the town is still under attack. 11 people were killed here today by government shelling. on a ruined street, we found this woman with her son killed in front of her. my god punish bashar she cried. there were 30,000 people in this town, now only the rebels remain. this is it the cost of driving out assad's forces. as this war continues, without outside help for interventio
the assad regime has issued a new threat. it has chemical weapons and they're willing to use them against ex-tternal aggression. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel has been able to get back inside syria, and report from there for us tonight. >> reporter: syrian forces have launched a major counter offensive. fighting for the last 48 hours to maintain control of syria's commercial capital and biggest city. assad is fighting hard here, because he's already lost control of nearly...
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the assad government lashed out at countries for conspiring to overthrow president assad. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel continues his reporting tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today the syrian government declared victory in its battle against the opposition in the sear yaus capital of damascus. in the last several days syrian forces have been able to reimpose control over most of damascus. the government's strategy seems quite clear now. it's to move on from damascus and attack the city of aleppo, syria's second city, the commercial capital, and, again, today, aleppo came under fierce attack mostly from helicopters and artillery. the syrian government is also offering something of a new explanation for the entire crisis. the foreign minister while visiting iran today said all of the rebels and this entire uprising is part of an israeli plot. from where i am in northern syria in areas that are controlled by the rebels, people here support the opposition, they support the rebels. people in this area just want to bring down the bas
the assad government lashed out at countries for conspiring to overthrow president assad. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel continues his reporting tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: good evening, brian. today the syrian government declared victory in its battle against the opposition in the sear yaus capital of damascus. in the last several days syrian forces have been able to reimpose control over most of damascus. the government's strategy seems quite clear now. it's...
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this time truly a member of the assad inner circle. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell tells us tonight that the state department and the pentagon are now working together on plans for syria after assad, hoping to avoid the chaos they believe broke out because of the lack of planning for a post saddam iraq. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports for us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: syrian rebels today tried to silence the government's propaganda attacking the state tv station. the bombing caused injury but didn't knock the channel off the air. a short time later it broadcast this announcement. the prime minister the television said had been fired. but that's not what happened. the prime minister fled the country, the first syrian cabinet minister to defect. he had been hiding for two days according to his spokesman. >> translator: he was chosen to be part of this criminal regime but decided to join the syrian people and their blessed revolution. >> reporter: the syrian government coul
this time truly a member of the assad inner circle. our chief foreign affairs correspondent andrea mitchell tells us tonight that the state department and the pentagon are now working together on plans for syria after assad, hoping to avoid the chaos they believe broke out because of the lack of planning for a post saddam iraq. our chief foreign correspondent richard engel reports for us again tonight from inside syria. >> reporter: syrian rebels today tried to silence the government's...
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nearly 20,000 people have been killed since this war began and if bashar al assad is suddenly toppled and the rebels win there could be many vendetta killings. in the short term, aleppo is critical but so is finding a new government. brian? >> richard engel reporting for us once again from northern syria tonight. >>> last night here we alerted you to the storm just churning up in the caribbean right now tropical storm ernesto. it has moved in and could pick up enough steam in the next few days to be a full fledged hurricane by about monday. beyond that our colleagues at the weather channel tell us the track and intensity of this storm are still very uncertain and they'll be watching very closely the development in the next 24 to 36 hours. now to that bizarre story involving one of the great players and great names in the modern era of baseball and the abduction at gun point of his mother. today cal ripken jr. spoke publicly about this entire ordeal. our justice correspondent pete williams has our report. >> reporter: a very different cal ripken returned today to baltimore's oriole par
nearly 20,000 people have been killed since this war began and if bashar al assad is suddenly toppled and the rebels win there could be many vendetta killings. in the short term, aleppo is critical but so is finding a new government. brian? >> richard engel reporting for us once again from northern syria tonight. >>> last night here we alerted you to the storm just churning up in the caribbean right now tropical storm ernesto. it has moved in and could pick up enough steam in the...
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now armed with weapons that can counter assad's feared air force. richard engel, nbc news, in northern syria. >>> now, to mitt romney's three nation overseas trip which ended today almost the way it started here in london, with controversy. some hurt feelings and some raw tempers. campaigning back home in the states is hard enough. the stakes weren't supposed to be this high for the campaign overseas. nbc's peter alexander is traveling with the governor and remains in warsaw tonight. peter, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening to you. here in poland, mitt romney wrapped up his week-long foreign tour visiting several war memorials and praising the polish people, small government and free enterprise economy. this trip was supposed to be a low risk one, with romney projecting the image of a leader ready for the world stage. it was at times by missteps, offending his olympic hosts and palestinian leaders. tensions grew today over restricted access. and this morning it boiled over when romney ignored shouted questions and a press aide angrily i
now armed with weapons that can counter assad's feared air force. richard engel, nbc news, in northern syria. >>> now, to mitt romney's three nation overseas trip which ended today almost the way it started here in london, with controversy. some hurt feelings and some raw tempers. campaigning back home in the states is hard enough. the stakes weren't supposed to be this high for the campaign overseas. nbc's peter alexander is traveling with the governor and remains in warsaw tonight....
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just after the bombing, supporter of al assad took to the streets to back him. in this chaotic mix, u.n. monitors. >> this is going to create more suffering for women, children, the city, and people. it is not going to solve any problems. >> by phone, an activist in hiding denied that the so-called legitimate opposition was responsible. >> the free syrian army made an announcement and declared clearly it's not behind these explosions. >> who did it? experts believe it was the work of islamic militants. they have been pouring into syria to fight the government, but today's bloodbath may have played right into assad's hands. the uprising in syria has been going on for over a year, brian. and attacks like the one today completely undermine the opposition's credibility, and the syrian government isn't showing signs of cracking. >> there's no way to know whou this inends, but what is going ? >> the opposition wanted weapons, military support, and they didn't get it. the opposition doesn't control any territory. they don't have a strong hand. what they did get was isl
just after the bombing, supporter of al assad took to the streets to back him. in this chaotic mix, u.n. monitors. >> this is going to create more suffering for women, children, the city, and people. it is not going to solve any problems. >> by phone, an activist in hiding denied that the so-called legitimate opposition was responsible. >> the free syrian army made an announcement and declared clearly it's not behind these explosions. >> who did it? experts believe it...
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officials refuse to speculate whether the assad regime is preparing to use those chemical weapons. this move comes a day after one of the worst massacres there since the start of the uprising. our chief foreign correspondent richa richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are moving the chemical weapons from one location to a slightly more secure location. any time a government is accused of massacring its own people including at least a hundred people yesterday and the government starts moving chemical weapons it is obviously a cause of great concern. [ chanting ] >> reporter: many syrians want to know how many more massacres must happen before outside help arrives. protesters across syria accuse the army and pro assad militia of getting in and carrying out atrociti atrocities. the latest massacre began according to the syrian opposition and the united nations. with a
officials refuse to speculate whether the assad regime is preparing to use those chemical weapons. this move comes a day after one of the worst massacres there since the start of the uprising. our chief foreign correspondent richa richard engel just back from there is with us in the studio this evening. >> a u.s. official tells us over the last several days syria has been moving some of its chemical weapons. u.s. officials don't know exactly why but there are reports that the syrians are...
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what is your plan b if we get rid of assad? it's very complicated. >> watching this at the g-20 summit among other places. andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> in other news across this country. we turn now to that courtroom in pennsylvania where jerry sandusky is on trial. today his wife took the witness stand to defend him. john yang has our report. >> dotty sandusky, jerry's wife of 45 years spoke out for the first time since her husband's arrest, appearing as a defense witness. under questioning from defense attorney joseph amendola, she said she never saw her husband behave inappropriately with any of the eight men who accused him of sexually assaulting them when they were young boys. sounding nervous and pausing before answering, she never heard a boy cry out for help. a reference to the man known in court documents as victim nine, who told the jury he called out while being assaulted in the sandusky's basement. th sandusky's pleaded not guilty to a number of charges. victim four, he had his problems, he was very demanding. victi
what is your plan b if we get rid of assad? it's very complicated. >> watching this at the g-20 summit among other places. andrea mitchell, thanks. >>> in other news across this country. we turn now to that courtroom in pennsylvania where jerry sandusky is on trial. today his wife took the witness stand to defend him. john yang has our report. >> dotty sandusky, jerry's wife of 45 years spoke out for the first time since her husband's arrest, appearing as a defense witness....
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leaders, however, say that al qaeda fighters are welcome as long as they focus on fighting bashar al assad and the syrian president today was seen for the first time in two weeks on syrian state television trying to show that he is still in charge of syria. brian? >> richard engel along the syria/turkey border for us tonight. richard, thanks. >>> off the coast of mexico tonight ernesto has strengthened into a hurricane as it now bears down on the yucatan peninsula, which is home of course to a lot of tourist destinations. but forecasts say it will stay well south of the resort area in and around cancun. honduras, belize have been hit by heavy rains today but no major damage reported. and this one is set to stay well south of the continental u.s. in the coming days. >>> now to the campaign trail where the dialogue has become a bit less than presidential in the past few days. the story from our nbc news political director and chief white house correspondent chuck todd. >> reporter: it's been a bare knuckle campaign, and now the candidates themselves are getting into the act. president obama
leaders, however, say that al qaeda fighters are welcome as long as they focus on fighting bashar al assad and the syrian president today was seen for the first time in two weeks on syrian state television trying to show that he is still in charge of syria. brian? >> richard engel along the syria/turkey border for us tonight. richard, thanks. >>> off the coast of mexico tonight ernesto has strengthened into a hurricane as it now bears down on the yucatan peninsula, which is home...
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so for now, washington is trying to rally an international anti-assad movement. it's a slow process. richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. president obama and mitt romney are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike reports. >> reporter: what did you learn? for mitt romney today, praise from a former rival. >> he's tough. he's much tougher than i would have thought. he's prepared to do what it takes to win. >> reporter: the race is already a dogfight, likely to be settled by independent voters in a handful of swing states. a poll shows a tightening race in three of those crucial contests, florida, ohio and virginia. with president obama holding on to a slim lead in each. >> 50% is almost a safe haven, safe territory for an incumbent. president obama is almost there. but you see mitt romney has room to grow and make this a very competitive contest. >> there are a lot of good relatio
so for now, washington is trying to rally an international anti-assad movement. it's a slow process. richard engel, nbc news, tel aviv. >>> to politics now. president obama and mitt romney are taking a holiday break from the campaign, at least publicly. behind the scenes, however, may be another matter for their strategists as they map out a long summer and a tough fight until november. nbc's mike reports. >> reporter: what did you learn? for mitt romney today, praise from a...
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the deadliest attacks on government forces since the 14-month uprising against the rule of bashar al assad began. the free syrian army fighting the government, said it carried out the ambush against the syrian military in central syria, killing 23 soldiers. amateur footage posted online show s burned out tanks in the aftermath of the attack. they say 16 people were killed by government forces in proprotests across the country on monday. the syrian government did not confirm the incident but has pointed to these types of attacks, including a deadly blast that killed 15 people on thursday, as evidence of the terrorism it's fighting. on monday, more u.n.ov observe s arrived into syria. 250 are deployed across the country to make sure both sides employ the peace plan. but decide the arrive of more u.n. observers, the killing hasn't stopped, leaving many to question if the peace plan has all but failed. >> word from north carolina this evening that john edwards' daughter cate edwards will take the witness stand as early as time for testify in her father's defense. she's been a steadfast support
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all of these indications that the syrian regime of bashar al-assad has began to lose power. >>> some tense moments for secretary of state hillary clinton traveling in egypt when she and her motorcade passed through a group of protesters. they threw shoes, tomatoes and water bottles. none of that hit mrs. clinton's car. the secretary was in egypt to meet with that president's new president. >>> now to a story getting a ton of attention and has a lot of people angry. imagine you are in the middle of watching bruce springstein and paul mccartney together on stage jamming the e street band and then suddenly silence. somebody cut the mics and told everybody to go home? that is what happened last night in london. >> reporter: two music legends, one incredible finale. until someone cut the microphones. springstein's good bye silence of a crowd. among the 65,000 fans. >> people didn't seem to know what was going on. you have mccartney and springstein. they are playing the beatles numbers. suddenly silence. the band was still playing but you can't hear it. >> reporter: just minutes earlier it
all of these indications that the syrian regime of bashar al-assad has began to lose power. >>> some tense moments for secretary of state hillary clinton traveling in egypt when she and her motorcade passed through a group of protesters. they threw shoes, tomatoes and water bottles. none of that hit mrs. clinton's car. the secretary was in egypt to meet with that president's new president. >>> now to a story getting a ton of attention and has a lot of people angry. imagine you...
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in syria today some of the fe fiercest fighting in damascus days after they killed some of president assad's top deputies. the deadliest week since the uprising began. >>> tonight we have news about the crippling drought across the country. our friends at the weather channel say temperatures will be scorching from the great lakes to the plains this week. 100 degree heat and not enough rain to make an impact. >>> tonight we are learning what really happened after a day long mystery involving michael jackson's mother, katherine. one of her nephews reported her missing. paris jackson reported she hadn't spoken to her grandmother in a week. katherine jackson is safe and sound. she suffered a mini stroke and is resting with family members under the care of a doctor in arizona. bottom line, she is not missing. >>> when we come back here tonight london calling for yoko ono. our conversation on love, loss and the power of a smile. feeling of a dry mouth? it can be the side effect of many medications. dry mouth can be frustrating... and ignoring it can lead to... sipping water can help, but dentists
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. >>> syria's top diplomat here in london defected today criticizing the assad regime on his way out for their crackdown on the rebels that has killed upwards of 20,000 people so far. in syria the fighting goes on, a lot of it over control of the biggest city there, aleppo, the city the size of chicago, illinois, where the rebels have made their stand. we have been able to get a report out again tonight from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who is covering the fighting from inside syria. >> reporter: the government assault on aleppo is strangling the city. u.n. officials say some 200,000 people have fled aleppo in the last two days alone. syrian troops seemed determined to drive the rebels out of this city along with many of its 3 million residents. the rebels are trying to fight back. but the rebels aren't completely defenseless. they filled gas canisters with shrapnel to make their bombs more deadly then spread fertilizer on the floor and add aluminum powder. now it's a dangerous mix. as they fill the canisters with the explosive, tiny, combustible particles float in
. >>> syria's top diplomat here in london defected today criticizing the assad regime on his way out for their crackdown on the rebels that has killed upwards of 20,000 people so far. in syria the fighting goes on, a lot of it over control of the biggest city there, aleppo, the city the size of chicago, illinois, where the rebels have made their stand. we have been able to get a report out again tonight from our chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who is covering the fighting...
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. >> reporter: it was 12 years ago today that president assad took power in syria. tonight his fight to stay in power is playing out in syria's capital. the violence and bloodshed has reached damascudamascus. armored tanks and other carriers have been deployed in key parts of damascus, pounding opposition rebels and protecting important government installations. it's the most fighting to hit the capital since the conflict began a year and a half ago. it intends to expand its operations in the coming days, while syria's minister said they have repelled infiltrators. the fight has now come to damascus itself. >> ayman mohyeldin, thanks. >>> ten days to go now until the olympic games get underway in london. the man whose company was hired to provide security at all the olympic venues admitted his company screwed up and now they're working overtime to make it right, and they're going to need a lot of help. our report from nbc's stephanie gosk in london. >> reporter: at london's olympic park, british soldiers are doing a job very few imagined when they enlisted. manning
. >> reporter: it was 12 years ago today that president assad took power in syria. tonight his fight to stay in power is playing out in syria's capital. the violence and bloodshed has reached damascudamascus. armored tanks and other carriers have been deployed in key parts of damascus, pounding opposition rebels and protecting important government installations. it's the most fighting to hit the capital since the conflict began a year and a half ago. it intends to expand its operations in...
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would step in immediately if assad were to use chemical weapons. still, by sending the cia the hope is that the rebels would stand a chance of winning without putting u.s. troops in the middle of another civil war. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom with the latest tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> still ahead for us as we continue from london, was there an early warning about the accused gunman in aurora, colorado? >>> and later, as promised, the gabby douglas story before we see her perform in primetime tonight. what it took this tiny person to make the huge leap to the olympics. ther e's the sign to the bullpen. ther here he comes. you wouldn't want your doctor doing your job, the pitch! whoa! so why are you doing his? only your doctor can determine if your persistent heartburn is actually something more serious like acid reflux disease. over time, stomach acid can damage the lining of your esophagus. for many, prescription nexium not only provides 24-hour heartburn relief, but can also help heal acid-related erosions in the lining of you
would step in immediately if assad were to use chemical weapons. still, by sending the cia the hope is that the rebels would stand a chance of winning without putting u.s. troops in the middle of another civil war. brian? >> andrea mitchell in our d.c. newsroom with the latest tonight. andrea, thanks. >>> still ahead for us as we continue from london, was there an early warning about the accused gunman in aurora, colorado? >>> and later, as promised, the gabby douglas...
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bashar al assad anything sunni. >> reporter: many say deliberately targeting along religious lines, the syrian government is trying to provoke a war between sunni and shiite muslims and is creating sectarian hatred that will make any post-war reconciliation here far more difficult. brian? >> richard engel reporting again from northern syria. >>> now to the presidential campaign back home. mitt romney is expected to announce his choice of a running mate soon. speculation, as you may know, is heated. every word he says on the topic is being scrutinized. our political director, chief white house correspondent chuck todd spoke exclusively to governor romney about it today. >> what do you want your running mate to say about you? what do you want your selection to say about what kind of president you're going to be? >> i don't think i have anything for you on the vp running mate other than i certainly expect to have a person that has strength of character, vision for the country, that adds something to the political discourse about the direction of the country. i happen to believe this is a d
bashar al assad anything sunni. >> reporter: many say deliberately targeting along religious lines, the syrian government is trying to provoke a war between sunni and shiite muslims and is creating sectarian hatred that will make any post-war reconciliation here far more difficult. brian? >> richard engel reporting again from northern syria. >>> now to the presidential campaign back home. mitt romney is expected to announce his choice of a running mate soon. speculation, as...
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the assad regime denied the shootdown, saying the jet suffered instead a, quote, technical failure. >>> meanwhile, in egypt a new power play by the nation's new president, mohamed morsi, forced out the head of the military and the defense minister, taking back some control from the powerful military there. >>> as we mentioned during our coverage from there, the brits are fond of the phrase "well done." and with that in mind, well done to team usa at the top of the medal board in the summer olympic games and of their 46 gold medals women won 63% of those. and well done, great britain, for pulling off a spectacular summer games, down to the very last joyous moments last night. just today the olympic flag arrived in rio, the scene of the next summer games in 2016. but before we get ahead of ourselves, if you want to see an entire city exhale with relief, that was pretty much london today. our report tonight from nbc's chris jansing. >> reporter: now that the music has stopped playing, london's mayor has stopped dancing, and the nuns have hung up their skates, the olympic closing has prov
the assad regime denied the shootdown, saying the jet suffered instead a, quote, technical failure. >>> meanwhile, in egypt a new power play by the nation's new president, mohamed morsi, forced out the head of the military and the defense minister, taking back some control from the powerful military there. >>> as we mentioned during our coverage from there, the brits are fond of the phrase "well done." and with that in mind, well done to team usa at the top of the...
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. >> reporter: prime minister cameron warns syrian president assad to cease the bloody crackdown on his own people and step down. >> the people leading syria committing these crimes need to know that. >> reporter: a united front between old allies facing pressing challenges. kristen welker, nbc news, the white house. >>> this is andrea mitchell in washington. they are both young, smart, devoted family men with the world on their shoulders, looking like two friends trying to blow off steam, but this duo travels better than most. marine 1 to air force one then a motorcade to an ncaa basketball game. if it was david cameron's first basketball, you couldn't tell. >> getting some tips. he'll help me fill out my bracket. >> he's going to teach me cricket. >> reporter: at downing street, the prime minister said he was taking a crash course to get ready. he was the perfect guest, trying to make up for that dust up a few years back. >> i'm a little embarrassed as i stand here to think 200 years ago my ancestors tried to burn this place down. you're clearly not taking any risks with the brits thi
. >> reporter: prime minister cameron warns syrian president assad to cease the bloody crackdown on his own people and step down. >> the people leading syria committing these crimes need to know that. >> reporter: a united front between old allies facing pressing challenges. kristen welker, nbc news, the white house. >>> this is andrea mitchell in washington. they are both young, smart, devoted family men with the world on their shoulders, looking like two friends...